Masonic And General Tidings.

Masonic and General Tidings .

THE ARCHDEACON OF LONDON , Past Grand Chap . Eng ., and Chaplain of the Scots Lodge , No . 2319 , has invited the Master , Wardens , and the other officers and members of that lodge to view the mosaics of St . Paul's Cathedral to-morrow ( Saturday ) . The invitation has been accepted . THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL decided by a substantial majority of votes at its weekly _ meeting , on Tuesday , that the palms which were some time since bought and placed in Battersea Park must be left to take pare of themselves , the proposed vote of X 2000 for the erection of a palmhouse being rejected .

BRO . SIR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH , Bart ., M , P ., Chancellor of the Exchequer , was present at the annual dinner of the Bristol and District Beer , Spirit , and Wine Trade Protection and Benevolent Association , which was held at the Royal Hotel , Bristol , on Monday evening , under the presidency of Bro . A . Money Wigram , M . P . A CABLEGRAM has just been received at Terry ' s Theatre announcing that "The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown " was last Monday night produced at the Standard Theatre , New York , and was received in a most enthusiastic manner . At the close of the merry farce , the management and artistes were called before the curtain no less than seven times .

THE LAST COURT OF ALDERMEN that will be held during the present year took place on Tuesday under the presidency of the Lord Mayor ( Bro . Sir W . Wilkin ) . Sir M . Lawrence , the father of the Court , resigned his office of Corporation Trustee of Sir John Soane ' s Library and Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields , and Bro . Alderman Sir J . Whittaker Ellis , Bart ., was elected in his stead .

THE BIRMINGHAM CATTLE"SHOW , in Bingley Hall , was opened on Saturday last , among the exhibitors being the Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , the Earl of Rosebery , Bros , the Duke of Portland ^ the Earl of Bradford , the Karl of Durham , the Earl of Shrewsbury , Lord Fitzhardinge , Lord Wantaye , and Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild . The Queen ' s shorthorn heifer Frederica took honours as best in her class , the best shorthorn and the championship . The Dog Show in Curzon Hall was held at the same time .

WE ARE GLAD to see that a powerful company , under the title of the Rosbach Springs , Limited , with a capital of £ i 20 , ooo , _ has been formed to acquire the whole freehold rights , and to thoroughly develope the business of this fine table water throughout the world . To a great many of our readers , who have been in the habit of visiting Homburg during the height of the season , Rosbach Water must be very familiar . To a great many others its magnificent quality as a high-class table water is well known , but to many the

name of Rosbach is caviare ; but anyone who tries it will find it to be what we have long since proved it , a most admirable water to blend with high-class old spirits , or with good wine . It is , of course , a purely natural water , charged with its own natural gas , but we find it far less salt on the palate than any other natural water , and as such it blends , in our opinion , better than waters which contain a larger proportion of the earthy salts . The offices of the new company are situated at No . 38 , Leadenhall-street , City , and we wish this new enterprise every possible success .

THRIFT DEVELOPMENT . —The National Thrift Society , the Secretaries of which are Bros . Bowden Green and Frank Bullen , has of late been considerably extending its important work and further developments are in progress . A Thrift Industrial Home for Boys is being established in connection with the Fruit Farm Colony at Methwold , Norfolk ; Thrift Campaigns are being organised for Bristol , Southampton , Glasgow , & c , as well as the populous districts in and around London , and a Thrift Travelling for the distribution of literature and the of Thrift addresses in

Van , delivery country districts , is to be obtained if the requisite funds are forthcoming . A sum of £ 500 is required for these various purposes , and doubtless our readers will do their share in providing this amount , thus helping forward a very useful , unsectarian , and unpolitical movement . Contributions can be sent to Dr . Greville Walpole ( Chairman ) , Colonel Jasper Willett ( Hon . Sec ) , or to the Secretaries . The head office of the Society is 1 , Finsbury Circus , E . C .

Masonic And General Tidings.

AFTER AN ABSENCE of nearly six years , the Royal Carl Rosa Company is about to revisit London , and will commence a season at Daly ' s Theatre on the 20 th January next , remaining for a month . PRINCESS CHRISTIAN has fixed Saturday , the 21 st inst ., for opening "The Children Salon " Christmas Sale of Work at the Westminster Town Hall , on behalf of the underfed children of the Metropolitan- Schools , under the auspices of the London Schools Dining Association , of which Lady George . Hamilton is Vice-President .

THE KING OF THE BELGIANS and the Princess Clementine , attended by General Lyne Loch Gardener , visited the Queen at Windsor Castle on Tuesday , and remained as her iMajesty ' s guests till yesterday ( Friday ) . They were received on arrival at Windsor Station by Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg , Prince Christian , and the Mayor of Windsor . A CONCERT was given at Windsor Castle on Monday evening by the Bristol Orpheus Glee Society , at which the Queen was present , the principal guests being Count'and Countess Clary , Lord and Lady Lamington , and Count Albert MensderfE . The performance was given in the St . George ' s Hall , and supper was afterwards served in the Audience and Presence Chambers .

A STRONG APPEAL is being made to the public for subscriptions in aid of the Field-lane Refuges and Ragged Schools . The Charity is a most deserving one , the good it has done since its establishment having been very great and wc strongly recommend it to the support of our readers . Subscriptions will be received on its behalf by the Bankers , Messrs . Barclay , Bevan , and Co ., 54 , Lombard-street ; the Hon . Treasurer , 51 , Lombard-street ; and the Secretary ;

A NOVELTY in magazine attractions is promised in the December number of the " Windsor Magazine . " This will be a specially printed and illustrated novel , by Dr .. Conan Doyle , entitled " A Study in Scarlet . " The story , which will be given away with each copy of the "Windsor Magazine , " was the first of the famous "Sherlock Holmes " series , and fills 64 pages . The volume can only be otherwise obtained for 3 s . 6 d . With this separate book , ithe contents of the December " Windsor Magazine " reaches the extraordinary total of 224 pages .

WE ARE REQUESTED to announce that the Prosperity Lodge of Instruction , No . 6 5 , will on and after Wednesday , the 1 ith inst ., at 7 p . m ., meet at their new and more commodious quarters at the Weavers' Arms , 17 , London Wall . It is hoped that the W . M . of the mother lodge ( Bro . Thomas , a most proficient worker ) will occupy the chair at the inaugural meeting , assisted by his two Wardens , and a most cordial welcome will be extended to all brethren who can make it convenient to attend , when they will be able to judge for themselves as to whether the assertion made is corrector not , that this lodge of instruction is one of the best in the City of London , under the able Preceptorship of Bro . D . Harlew , P . M . 65 . AH communications should in future be addressed to Bro . Meadows , the Secretary , at above address .

W . H . AND L . COLLINGRIDGK V . THE CITY PRESS ( LIMITED ) . —In this action by the plaintiffs , as proprietors of the City Press , an order was taken by consent for a perpetual injunction restraining the defendant company from carrying on the business of publishers of newspapers or other periodicals or of publishers generally under the style or title of "The City Press ( Limited ) , " or under any other style or title in which both words " city" and " press" might appear , and from permitting itself to be registered

under the Companies Act under its present style or title . It was also agreed that the defendants should pay costs . It may be stated that the City Press business , being an extensive newspaper publishing and general printing business , was established in 1 S 40 , and was taken over by the plaintiffs in 1846 . The City Press newspaper was founded by the firm in 1857 . Mr . Farwell , Q . C ., and Mr . Younger appeared for the plaintiffs ; and Mr . Liversedge for the defendant company . —From the Times , November 30 th , 1895 .

MAX ' IMIRATITIMIK . —We have it on Shakespeare ' s authority thai the winter wind is not more unkind than man ' s ingratitude . In many cases this is unfortunatel y only too true . There are times , however , when the benefit received is so great that ingratitude becomes impossible . When life is rendered a burden to us by sickness , and someone comes and restores us to health , we should be base indeed to feel ungrateful . Thus , millions are to-day grateful to Holloway's Pills and Ointment , which have cured them of all stomach and liver troubles , banished headache , llatulency , indigestion and low spirits , and cleared their systems of gout , rheumatism , sciatica , and all similar ailments .

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